The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-19) and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (19-12) battle in the 2nd round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday. Tip-off from Capital One Arena is set for 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Fighting Irish beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 84-80 Tuesday, covering as a 1-point favorite. They lost their last 2 games to end the regular season, but covered in 6 of their last 8. Notre Dame is 17-14 against the spread (ATS) on the season. It beat Wake 70-65 on Feb. 27, the lone battle between these programs this season.
The Demon Deacons got a 1st-round bye in the tournament by ending 5th in the ACC with an 11-9 record. Notre Dame finished 12th in the conference and was 7-13. As for Wake Forest, it lost 3 of its last 4 games, failing to cover in each loss. It ended the regular season with a 16-14-1 ATS record. Wake Forest failed to cover 3 of its last 4 on the road as well.
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